Where does “o-” come from?

o- (Polish) comes from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

o- (Polish): prefix indicating a perfective verb

Definitions

  1. prefix indicating a perfective verb

Ancestry of “o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polisho-appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
2Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “o-”

Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Old Polish o- →